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Resource allocation strategies and educational adequacy: an examination of an academic & financial plan used to allocate resources to strategies that promote student achievement in Hawaii

RESOURCE ALLOCATION STRATEGIES AND EDUCATIONAL ADEQUACY:
AN EXAMINATION OF AN ACADEMIC & FINANCIAL PLAN USED TO
ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO STRATEGIES THAT PROMOTE STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT IN HAWAII
by
Bernie Tyrell
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A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
August 2012
Copyright 2012 Bernie Tyrell

The Academic/Financial Plan (Ac/FP) is an annual school plan that is designed to improve performance, documenting school goals, priorities, programs, activities, and the funds designated to accomplish them. Unfortunately, there seems to be a lack of understanding about how the Ac/FP is used by principals in Hawaii to determine resource allocation with a focus on improving student achievement. This study uses Odden’s (2009) Evidenced-based Model as a framework to align resources in the Ac/FP, with research-based strategies that are effective in meeting student achievement outcomes. ❧ This study also investigates five elementary Ac/FPs and examines the links between resource allocation and student achievement and focuses on how principals can use an Evidence-Based framework to effectively link resources to meet the school’s vision and mission as described in the Ac/FP.

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RESOURCE ALLOCATION STRATEGIES AND EDUCATIONAL ADEQUACY:
AN EXAMINATION OF AN ACADEMIC & FINANCIAL PLAN USED TO
ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO STRATEGIES THAT PROMOTE STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT IN HAWAII
by
Bernie Tyrell
________________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
August 2012
Copyright 2012 Bernie Tyrell